According to the church manual, "We direct our local churches to elect as church officers active members of the local church who profess the experience of entire sanctification and who bears public witness to the grace of God that calls us to a holy life; who are in harmony with the doctrines, polity, and practices of the Church of the Nazarene; and who support the local church faithfully in attendance and with tithes and offerings." The Church Board oversees the Nazarene Missions International (NMI) council, the Nazarene Youth International (NYI) council, and the Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International (SDMI) board.